William A Stahl
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 267479 |
|---|---|
| NOME | William A Stahl |
| PRENOMES | William A |
| SOBRENOME | Stahl |
| ASSINATURA | STAHL W A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Luther College |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1989 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The exception and the paradigm
To err is human
The Church on the Margins
Religion and the New Atheism
The term “new atheism” has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and others. These books and their authors have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This book brings together scholars from religious studies, science, sociology of religion, sociology of science, philosophy, and theology to engage the new athei…
The Use of Meta-analysis in Psychology
In the discipline of psychology there are numerous examples of multiple published studies examining the same topic with contradictory results. Meta-analysis is viewed by proponents as a superior methodology that is based on a more reliable and objective process than narrative reviews in summarizing the results of multiple studies. To asses this claim, we reviewed 10 years of meta-analyses published in Psychological Bulletin, and examined the epis…
Stories that Matter
Human beings are story-telling animals. We create meaning, identity, and legitimacy—the core elements of culture—first and foremost through the use of narratives. Many of these narratives, particularly those we call myths, are explicitly or implicitly religious. In this paper we will present a model of the dynamic structure of narratives, in which the narrator is a moral agent who must exercise judgement and responsibility in mediating between th…
Technology and Myth
.
Webs of Reality
Baring Our Souls
Journal Article Baring Our Souls: TV Talk Shows and the Religion of Recovery, by Kathleen S. Lowney. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 1999, xii + 159pp. $42.95 (cloth), $21.95 (paper) Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther CollegeUniversity of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 62, Issue 1, Spring 2001, Pages 138–139, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712239 Published: 01 …
The Village Enlightenment in America
Journal Article The Village Enlightenment in America: Popular Religion and Science in the Nineteenth Century, by Craig James Hazen. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000, 194 pp., $34.95 (cloth), $19.95 (paper) Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 62, Issue 3, Fall 2001, Pages 407–408, https://doi…
God and the Chip
Journal Article God and the Chip: Religion and the Culture of Technology, by William A. Stahl. Editions SR/24. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999, 185 pp. $29.95 Get access Robert A. Campbell Robert A. Campbell University College of Cape Breton Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 61, Issue 2, Summer 2000, Pages 236–237, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712292 Published: 01 J…
Hellfire and Lightening Rods
Journal Article Hellfire and Lightening Rods: Liberating Science, Technology, and Religion, by Frederick Ferré. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1993, xv + 223 pp. $24.95 Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 57, Issue 1, Spring 1996, Pages 105–106, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712010 Published: 01 March 1996
Armageddon in Waco
Journal Article Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict, edited by Stuart A. Wright. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995, 394+xxvi pp. $15.95 (pbk) Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 57, Issue 4, Winter 1996, Pages 426–427, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711903 Publ…
Venerating the Black Box
Arthur C. Clarke once wrote that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguish able from magic. " The language of magic is evident in much of popular discourse about computers. A content analysis of Time magazine reporting on computers and related technologies over a ten-year period revealed that 36 percent of all these stories used explicitly magical or religious language. Together with a qualitative analysis of implic itly magical them…
Modern Trinitarian Perspectives
The Sociology of Religion
Technology and Justice
Journal Article Technology and Justice, by George Grant. Notre Dame, In: University of Notre Dame Press, 1986. 133 pp. $8.95 Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College, University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 4, Winter 1989, Pages 457–458, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711240 Published: 01 December 1989
The exception and the paradigm
Venerating the Black Box
Arthur C. Clarke once wrote that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguish able from magic. " The language of magic is evident in much of popular discourse about computers. A content analysis of Time magazine reporting on computers and related technologies over a ten-year period revealed that 36 percent of all these stories used explicitly magical or religious language. Together with a qualitative analysis of implic itly magical them…
Technology and Justice
Journal Article Technology and Justice, by George Grant. Notre Dame, In: University of Notre Dame Press, 1986. 133 pp. $8.95 Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College, University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 49, Issue 4, Winter 1989, Pages 457–458, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711240 Published: 01 December 1989
The Sociology of Religion
Venerating the Black Box
Arthur C. Clarke once wrote that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguish able from magic. " The language of magic is evident in much of popular discourse about computers. A content analysis of Time magazine reporting on computers and related technologies over a ten-year period revealed that 36 percent of all these stories used explicitly magical or religious language. Together with a qualitative analysis of implic itly magical them…
Modern Trinitarian Perspectives
Hellfire and Lightening Rods
Journal Article Hellfire and Lightening Rods: Liberating Science, Technology, and Religion, by Frederick Ferré. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1993, xv + 223 pp. $24.95 Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 57, Issue 1, Spring 1996, Pages 105–106, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712010 Published: 01 March 1996
Armageddon in Waco
Journal Article Armageddon in Waco: Critical Perspectives on the Branch Davidian Conflict, edited by Stuart A. Wright. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995, 394+xxvi pp. $15.95 (pbk) Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 57, Issue 4, Winter 1996, Pages 426–427, https://doi.org/10.2307/3711903 Publ…
God and the Chip
Journal Article God and the Chip: Religion and the Culture of Technology, by William A. Stahl. Editions SR/24. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1999, 185 pp. $29.95 Get access Robert A. Campbell Robert A. Campbell University College of Cape Breton Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 61, Issue 2, Summer 2000, Pages 236–237, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712292 Published: 01 J…
Baring Our Souls
Journal Article Baring Our Souls: TV Talk Shows and the Religion of Recovery, by Kathleen S. Lowney. New York: Aldine de Gruyter, 1999, xii + 159pp. $42.95 (cloth), $21.95 (paper) Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther CollegeUniversity of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 62, Issue 1, Spring 2001, Pages 138–139, https://doi.org/10.2307/3712239 Published: 01 …
The Village Enlightenment in America
Journal Article The Village Enlightenment in America: Popular Religion and Science in the Nineteenth Century, by Craig James Hazen. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000, 194 pp., $34.95 (cloth), $19.95 (paper) Get access William A. Stahl William A. Stahl Luther College University of Regina Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sociology of Religion, Volume 62, Issue 3, Fall 2001, Pages 407–408, https://doi…
Technology and Myth
.
Webs of Reality
Stories that Matter
Human beings are story-telling animals. We create meaning, identity, and legitimacy—the core elements of culture—first and foremost through the use of narratives. Many of these narratives, particularly those we call myths, are explicitly or implicitly religious. In this paper we will present a model of the dynamic structure of narratives, in which the narrator is a moral agent who must exercise judgement and responsibility in mediating between th…
The Use of Meta-analysis in Psychology
In the discipline of psychology there are numerous examples of multiple published studies examining the same topic with contradictory results. Meta-analysis is viewed by proponents as a superior methodology that is based on a more reliable and objective process than narrative reviews in summarizing the results of multiple studies. To asses this claim, we reviewed 10 years of meta-analyses published in Psychological Bulletin, and examined the epis…
Religion and the New Atheism
The term “new atheism” has been given to the recent barrage of bestselling books written by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, Christopher Hitchens, and others. These books and their authors have had a significant media presence and have only grown in popularity over the years. This book brings together scholars from religious studies, science, sociology of religion, sociology of science, philosophy, and theology to engage the new athei…
The Church on the Margins
To err is human
The exception and the paradigm
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